Toys of Faith

Here's a handy list of web pages and websites that sell religious items for children that are directly related to specific practices or faiths.

BUDDHISM

The British website manchesterchildren.org has a

Baby Buddhist starter kit

. If you don't want to place an overseas order, you can study this and assemble one of your own.

Check out this

Buddhist children's book list

for readable Buddhist gifts.

CHRISTIANITY

CatholicChild.com

is a marvelous and growing Catholic site brimming with creative special-occasion gifts for children.

From Bible covers to plush bears,

Christianbook.com

is a go-to site for great Christian gifts.

Bible-themed games abound at

Family Christian Stores.

TheToyHunt.com

has a religious toys page with Christian games, toys, and action figures in the form of Jesus, Moses, and Pope Innocent III.

We love

Novanatural.com

and wish to own just about everything they market. Their products specifically for Christmas are truly gorgeous.

Holytoys.com

is a small toy and game site still in development. It currently stocks Bible Trivia and a Veggie Tale nativity scene.

At

AllGamesandToys.com

, there's a page specifically devoted to

Christian board games

.

HINDU

HinduKids.org

features a t-shirt that reads "Say it with Pride--I am a Hindu!" and other Hindu gifts.

ISLAM

The successful website

Astrolabe

has numerous gifts for Muslim childen.

Soundvision.com

features Muslim dolls, books, and videos.

JUDAISM

OyToys.com

is replete with Jewish toys for babies and toddlers.

Jewishtoys.com

and

Jewishstuff.com

feature many creative toys and games for Hanukkah.

ZionJudaica.com

features Hanukkah stickers, dreidel crayons, and other fun Hanukkah gifts.

The Jewish Museum Shop features this lovely

Hanukkah Card Game

and other great gifts.

PAGAN

The

Pagan/Wiccan page of About.com

ran a helpful article on books for pagan kids (another link offers suggestions for teen gifts) and included numerous links you'll appreciate.